Advantage USA Synthetic Bassoon Reed - Medium Hard

Great for my bassoon.

Well, the reed does work. As in it makes a sound, and makes the bassoon make a sound. This might be a good choice if you have a beginner who smashes reeds up rather quickly, or if you had to play a plastic bassoon outside for some reason... but it is not my go to reed. To be honest, it’s a really nasal sound. On the other hand, it does make it really easy to get a lot of volume out of a bassoon without much effort, and it does seem pretty durable, and doesn’t need all the soaking.

This reed works pretty well. I found it to be a bit flat and snipped the tip. It's a little hard to play softly on, but makes a great back up reed.

The sound quality isn't exactly natural sounding, but it's still quite good. Good for a beginner bassoon player or a casual player who doesn't want to invest time into reed making.

VERY different from real reeds but these are so durable. I have a tendency to chew on my reeds before a big performance so these are great to have. You won't get the same sound as you would from a real reed but these are wonderful anyway!

My daughter explains that it is difficult to hit higher notes with this type of reed. I am glad that we chose this one out first before shelling out money for a more expensive version.

Great delivery. No need for any supplier follow up. Will order again when needed.

The price was great. I am a novice bassoonist, so probably not that qualified to give an opinion. I liked that it was fairly easy to play a good range of notes with this reed, but I find that it is very difficult to play softly with it.